Samsung Galaxy Note II

According to a “leaked” document, the more recent Samsung devices may see Android 4.4 early next year. The Galaxy S4 and Note 3 are set to get the upgrade in January, while the Galaxy S3 and Note 2 may wait until April. It all sounds like good news, but it asks as many questions as it answers.

Last week we mentioned that the long-awaited Android 4.3 update to last year's Samsung Galaxy Note II has been spotted in Samsung service centers in India. Now it seems that a version of that firmware has been leaked out and is getting passed along over the Internet.

The wait might soon be over for owners of last year's Samsung Galaxy Note II. This latest leaked info places the much-awaited Android 4.3 update for the S Pen-powered phablet in the hands of Samsung's service centers, suggesting that an over-the-air rollout will be happening quite soon.

Samsung has just announced a long list of partners that will be offering services and promos to users of its ticket and coupon management Samsung Wallet app. Unfortunately, not only is it limited to Samsung devices, the service is even limited to a very small number of Samsung smartphones.

Manufacturers are no strangers to criticism and discontented customers, but it becomes a bigger issue when a government itself is the one pointing its fingers at you. It seems that Samsung has found that out the hard way and is now offering its apologies and peace offerings to its Chinese customers.

We've seen it coming and now it's official. But Samsung has done more than just confirm what we've heard regarding compatible smartphones for its Galaxy Gear smartwatch. It has just now thrown in even more models into the mix.

With a handful of smartphones, tablets and devices, not to mention copious amounts of mid- to low-range models, some with multiple variants, it is quite easy to get lost in the the world of modern-day mobile devices. Samsung, who is probably one of the greatest offenders, probably knows this too well and has put out an infographic that spells out in easy-to-understand images and marketing lingo the features of its latest masterpieces, the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone and the Galaxy Gear companion smartwatch.

Samsung is introducing a new app with an old concept for its stylus-enabled smartphones. The new PEN.UP Android app brings in a touch of social networking to connect creatives and doodlers all over the world to showcase, share, and inspire one another with masterpieces made using their S Pen.

It seems that the list of compatible smartphones for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is growing. Now joining the elite few are last year's smarpthone models, the previous Galaxy S III flagship and the Galaxy Note II S Pen phablet.